Where does Richard Chow work?

Richard Chow is Strategic Advisor at WovenEarth.

Where did Richard Chow go to school?

Richard Chow studied at Stanford University (2017 DCI Fellow); Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts - BA).

Richard Chow

Investor

Strategic Advisor at WovenEarth

New York City Metropolitan Area

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About

Richard Chow is an advisor to Inclusive Capital Partners and WovenEarth Ventures, with a career in alternative energy that includes co-establishing EnergyWorks, a Bechtel Enterprises/PacifiCorp joint venture, serving as President of US Biodiesel Group, and holding the role of President and CEO of the geothermal company ThermaSource. He founded Ridge Energy following a management buyout of select ThermaSource assets and later sold the company to Iceland Drilling. Named a 2017 Distinguished Career Institute Fellow at Stanford University, Chow advises the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and has served on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund since 2008.

Experience

WovenEarth VenturesAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
HASIBoard Member - Foundationcurrent2022 — present
Inclusive Capital PartnersAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
Stanford UniversityAdvisor, TomKat Center for Sustainable Energycurrent2018 — present
Fervo EnergyCEO Coach / Advisorcurrent2018 — present
Resonant LinkCEO Coach / Advisorcurrent2019 — present
EchelonCEO Coach / Advisor / Investorcurrent2019 — present
HexiconCEO Coach / Advisorcurrent2020 — present
VerneAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
AnaergiaDirector2021 — 2023
Ridge Energy ServicesFounder & Executive Chairman2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
ThermaSourcePresident and CEO2008 — 2016
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.President - US Biodiesel Group2006 — 2008San Francisco
Presidio Energy, LLCPrincipal1999 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
Bechtel PowerPresident - EnergyWorks Asia1995 — 1999Jakarta, Indonesia
Bechtel PowerManager, Development US Generating Company1992 — 1995
IBMMarketing Representative1989 — 1992

Skills & more

Renewable Energy25Energy19Mergers & Acquisitions13Drilling2Cleantech2Private Equity6Petroleum1Due Diligence6Management9Strategic Planning10Contract Management1Venture Capital3

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Ashley Grosh

Head of Discovery at Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Ashley Grosh

Partner at WovenEarth

Bobby Sleeth

Investor Relations at WovenEarth

Brenda Patterson

Executive Support at WovenEarth

Brock Mansfield

Strategic Advisor at WovenEarth

Caitlin Chicoski

Senior Associate at WovenEarth

Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Chow?: Richard Chow is an advisor to Inclusive Capital Partners and WovenEarth Ventures, with a career in alternative energy that includes co-establishing EnergyWorks, a Bechtel Enterprises/PacifiCorp joint venture, serving as President of US Biodiesel Group, and holding the role of President and CEO of the geothermal company ThermaSource. He founded Ridge Energy following a management buyout of select ThermaSource assets and later sold the company to Iceland Drilling. Named a 2017 Distinguished Career Institute Fellow at Stanford University, Chow advises the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and has served on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund since 2008.
Where does Richard Chow work?: Richard Chow is Strategic Advisor at WovenEarth.
Where did Richard Chow go to school?: Richard Chow studied at Stanford University (2017 DCI Fellow); Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts - BA).

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